 ETIM is classified by the United Nations as a terrorist organization.In reaction, many exiled Uyghur leaders quickly questioned the motives behind the raid.Rebiya Kadeer, a Uyghur human rights activist, called for an independent UN investigation into the raid, while Alim Seytoff, executive chairman of the World Uighur Congress, claimed the Chinese government has yet to produce evidence to substantiate the camp's connections to terrorism.